Salon's new business plan is running cryptocurrency-mining malware on your computer

It's hard out there for a publisher. But what if, ya know, the blockchain could fix it?

That appears to be the thinking of digital media brand Salon, which today launched a new way to generate revenue off its readers. No, not some fancy subscription model, but rather by running cryptocurrency-mining malware on visitors' computers. 

Starting Tuesday, if you happen to be running a specific type of adblocker when visiting the website you'll be presented with a popup window offering you two options: disable the blocker or let Salon hog a chunk of your computer's processing power to generate digital bucks.  Read more...